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There’s no doubt they had the try and the desire. The New Westminster Rush just didn’t have enough bodies, when it came right down to it.

Four previous attempts reaped a lot of great memories and a bronze medal. A few weeks with a broom brought home the gold for Sam Kell. It’s just part of the crazy world of sports.

Team Sutton brought the hammer and nail in their arsenal for the B.C. Club Challenge championship in Abbotsford last weekend.

Clarity isn’t always feasible when deciphering sports results, but for certain the Hyack Swim Club proved to be the short and the long of it. To put it succinctly, the elite club is the best in B.C.

For a pair of Royal City Curling Club rinks, the run for the roses ended up falling just short. Two teams representing the New West club ended up second at the 2019 B.C. under-18 curling championships in Victoria last week.

Not overly big at six-feet tall and 170-pounds, Orangeville, Ont. native Jeff Henrick's reputation is for a demeanor that looms large. His 70 penalty minutes during 20 Ontario junior A lacrosse games last summer is just part of the story.

When first put in the pool, New Westminster Secondary's Octavia Lau wasn’t keen. To be frank, she downright disliked it. It was her older brother’s thing, and she just wasn’t enjoying the time submerged in the water.

Lincoln Gunning put the spring in the United Rugby Club’s step last week, scoring a try and converting five others as his squad powered past Cowichan 60-12 in Div. 1 action last week at Hume Park.

For a second straight year, Douglas College curled its way to a national title. This time, it was the women’s turn.

The Vancouver Northeast Chiefs left nothing open to chance this past weekend, launching the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League playoffs like an Elias Pettersson howitzer.